Farm Outbuilding Immediately North of Moresrby Hall (And Farmhouse) is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1996. Farm outbuilding.

Farm Outbuilding Immediately North of Moresrby Hall (And Farmhouse)

WRENN ID
dusk-belfry-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1996
Type
Farm outbuilding
Address
Farm Outbuilding Immediately North of Moresrby Hall (And Farmhouse), Parton
OS grid reference
NX 983 210
Coordinates
54.57408, -3.57395
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a farm outbuilding located immediately north of Moresby Hall and the farmhouse, dating from the late 18th century and featuring a late 20th-century roof. The building is constructed from snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and has a slate roof laid to diminishing courses. It has plain gables and stands two storeys high on the south side, facing the farmyard and Moresby Hall. There are two entrances with plain sandstone lintels and a window between them, while there are no windows above. The building has three slit ventilators located under the eaves. At the rear, accessed via a ramp from field level, there are two doors with similar detailing and one ventilator slit. Inside, there is a stone wall, and the roof features a tie beam, through purlins, and a ridge piece. This outbuilding is a good example of the simple vernacular building traditions of the area and significantly contributes to the setting of the adjacent Moresby Hall. It is listed for its group value.

Local climate

Farm Outbuilding Immediately North of Moresrby Hall (And Farmhouse) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,560 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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